| 释义 |
Idiom tell one to one's face Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL to tell (something) to someone directly.I'm sorry that Sally feels that way about me. I wish she had told me to my face.I won't tell Tom that you're mad at him. You should tell him to his face.
tell (one) to (one's) faceTo say something directly and unambiguously to one, especially when it is something critical, derogatory, inflammatory, or otherwise negative. A: "Tom's been telling people around the office that you've been slacking lately." B: "If that's the way he feels, why doesn't he come tell me to my face?" I know she spreads a lot of nasty stuff about me behind my back, but she's too cowardly to ever tell me to my face. |